Community Students Becoming a Doctor: Aboubacar Cherif UCLA medical student Aboubacar Cherif discusses becoming a doctor as well as his immigrant experience. February 16, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Addee Lerner UCLA medical school shares his story of becoming a doctor, including how he got into medical school. May 18, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Faustino Gonzalez Barrales UCLA medical student Faustino Gonzalez Barrales discusses becoming a doctor and how to get into medical school. March 01, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Gustavo Castellanos First-generation UCLA medical student Gustavo Castellanos shares all the challenges he overcame before he got into medical school. April 12, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas First-generation UCLA medical student Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas shares how he got into medical school and first-year survival tips. January 17, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Ky'Tavia Stafford-Carreker UCLA medical student Ky'Tavia Stafford-Carreker discusses becoming a doctor and mitigating health disparities. March 13, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Nichole Legaspi First-generation UCLA medical student shares how she overcame setbacks to get into medical school. May 08, 2023 7 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Tristan Paul Bennett A UCLA student athlete shares how he got into medical school and adjusted to the academic pressure. April 27, 2023 5 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Cecilia Canales selected for National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program Dr. Canales was chosen through a national competition based on her professional qualifications and accomplishments. May 25, 2023 2 min read How UCLA Health physician-scientists are making things better A guiding principle of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA approach to leadership is “making things better.” December 15, 2021 5 min read Community Matching Into Residency: Xin Qi’s Story An international medical student discusses their medical school experience at UCLA and matching into residency. March 30, 2023 4 min read Community Med student Lynn Nguyen: Continuing the traditions of rén May 25, 2023 2 min read Students Overcoming Obstacles to Become a Physician and Advocate First-generation UCLA medical student Yoselin Moetamedi Garcia shares how she found a path toward becoming a doctor. January 11, 2024 5 min read Students They got into medical school, but first-gen students still face barriers Discusses the unique challenges faced by first-gen MD students, highlighting barriers such as isolation, lack of resources, and institutional support. January 23, 2024 4 min read Community UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy Transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region. August 27, 2024 5 min read
